Early Years Educator Apprentice
| Posting date: | 26 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £21,416 per year |
| Additional salary information: | up to 50% discount on childcare, health and well-being service, rewards and voucher schemes, 20 days holiday, plus bank holidays rising to 30 days, subsidised hot lunch and opportunities for career progression. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 May 2024 |
| Location: | Walthamstow, East London |
| Company: | The Lloyd Park Children's Charity |
| Job type: | Apprenticeship |
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Summary
About the Role
The Lloyd Park Children’s Charity are passionate about providing high-quality, creative learning opportunities for young children and stiving to ensure every child has the best start in life. As an Early Years Educator Apprentice, you will play a vital role in creating a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment. Your responsibilities will include:
1. Supporting Children’s Learning and Development:
• Collaborating with experienced educators to provide a range of engaging activities to promote learning and development opportunities across the curriculum.
• Working in partnership with parents and carers to observe and understand children’s needs and developmental stages and interests.
• Planning activities to support individual children’s learning and development in the setting and at home.
• Creating and organising learning resources.
• Monitoring and documenting children’s progress and developmental needs.
• Differentiate activities to meet the individual needs of all children and demonstrate your passion for promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity
2. Pedagogy:
• Developing your inclusive early years practice using a range of theoretical approaches and teaching strategies to meet the learning and development needs of all children in the setting.
3. Safeguarding and Child Protection:
• Ensuring that safeguarding and child protection is prioritised and the safety, health and welfare of children paramount at all times.
4. Compliance and Training:
• Maintaining understanding of the Lloyd Park Children’s Charity policies and procedures.
• Following the relevant apprenticeship standard/framework.
• Completing assigned tasks promptly.
5. Additional Duties:
Skills and Experience
• Previous experience working with or caring for children in a voluntary or work capacity.
• Strong teamwork skills.
• Effective communication with parents, colleagues, and children.
• Providing a positive welcoming environment.
• Excellent time management and organisational abilities.
• Understanding of confidentiality.
• Basic proficiency in using technology.
Other Expectations and Requirements
• A satisfactory enhanced DBS check is required for this post
• Approach the apprenticeship with dedication and diligence.
• Embrace The Lloyd Park Children’s Charity’s values and ethos.
Apprenticeship
As part of this role, the successful candidate will work towards completing the apprenticeship framework for Early Years Educator Level 3. Functional skills initial assessments in Maths and English will also be required as part of the apprenticeship, especially if prior achievement at GCSE C/4 has not been previously attained.
The Lloyd Park Children’s Charity are passionate about providing high-quality, creative learning opportunities for young children and stiving to ensure every child has the best start in life. As an Early Years Educator Apprentice, you will play a vital role in creating a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment. Your responsibilities will include:
1. Supporting Children’s Learning and Development:
• Collaborating with experienced educators to provide a range of engaging activities to promote learning and development opportunities across the curriculum.
• Working in partnership with parents and carers to observe and understand children’s needs and developmental stages and interests.
• Planning activities to support individual children’s learning and development in the setting and at home.
• Creating and organising learning resources.
• Monitoring and documenting children’s progress and developmental needs.
• Differentiate activities to meet the individual needs of all children and demonstrate your passion for promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity
2. Pedagogy:
• Developing your inclusive early years practice using a range of theoretical approaches and teaching strategies to meet the learning and development needs of all children in the setting.
3. Safeguarding and Child Protection:
• Ensuring that safeguarding and child protection is prioritised and the safety, health and welfare of children paramount at all times.
4. Compliance and Training:
• Maintaining understanding of the Lloyd Park Children’s Charity policies and procedures.
• Following the relevant apprenticeship standard/framework.
• Completing assigned tasks promptly.
5. Additional Duties:
Skills and Experience
• Previous experience working with or caring for children in a voluntary or work capacity.
• Strong teamwork skills.
• Effective communication with parents, colleagues, and children.
• Providing a positive welcoming environment.
• Excellent time management and organisational abilities.
• Understanding of confidentiality.
• Basic proficiency in using technology.
Other Expectations and Requirements
• A satisfactory enhanced DBS check is required for this post
• Approach the apprenticeship with dedication and diligence.
• Embrace The Lloyd Park Children’s Charity’s values and ethos.
Apprenticeship
As part of this role, the successful candidate will work towards completing the apprenticeship framework for Early Years Educator Level 3. Functional skills initial assessments in Maths and English will also be required as part of the apprenticeship, especially if prior achievement at GCSE C/4 has not been previously attained.